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Need to sell, so price reduced to £650.

sorry jonty, been working abroad and just seen your questions. The action is fine, as it's been set up by Joe White. Not sure about the year.

It's still for sale. Offers ? .

Happy to pay £50 for the Peavey, but really just want the speakers. Could you find the delivery cost, to Reading ? Either as it is, or maybe you could remove and pack the drivers ?

used condition, but sounds lovely, and everything works. Some of the knobs have been replaced.

• 700 watts into 2 Ω, 475 watts into 4 Ω, 275 watts into 8 Ω
• 3-band active EQ with shiftable mid-range control
• Contour control
• -10 dB Pad switch
• Active crossover with variable frequency and balance controls
• Buffered tuner send jack
• Footswitchable post-EQ effects loop
• Transformer balanced XLR jack
• Pre-/Post-EQ send switch for XLR jack
• Ground lift switch for XLR jack
• DDT™ power amp compression with defeat switch
• Preamp out/power amp in jacks

Weight: 50.9 lbs - 23 kg.
Dimensions: (W x H x D) 23.375" W x 8.250" H x 12.875" D ( 60 cm x 21 cm x 33 cm )

Preferably collected from Reading / Basingstoke / Oxford, or can deliver locally.

Interested in selling the Peavey Drivers ? I have the same cab, and could use some spares. Richard

The new proud owner of the TD 650 would like to thank Mr Shep for his patience.

So they're not too bad then ?

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='1240417' date='May 22 2011, 03:40 PM']Au contraire, price point gear like Peavey tends to be made from thick heavy materials with un-braced construction, as that's the most inexpensive method. I suspect this is made of 18mm MDF or the like, as the Sheffield tens only weigh 1.8kG each. Build of well braced 12mm plywood it's possible to reduce the cabinet weight by at least 15kG.
But I wouldn't. The Sheffield drivers are mediocre quality, and the 4x10 format is perhaps the worst possible for an electric bass cab. If the OP has the skills to duplicate the Peavey cab he has the skills to build a pair of 2x10s, which will work better, and they could be loaded with far better drivers than the Sheffields.[/quote]

Thanks Bill, and all. But I do like the sound of the Peavey cab, and prefer it to the sound to my Epi UL 410. What makes the sound though - is it the speakers or the box ?

If I made a new cab from ply, to the same internal dimensions, with the Sheffield speakers, would it sound the same as it does now ?

Carrying on from the 'Peavey Gear' tab, I get a lovely sound from my Peavey 410 TVX cab. But it is a bit heavy - 46 kg.

I was thinking of making a new cab, to the same dimensions, but using a lighter type of wood. Would this affect the sound ?

used condition, but sounds lovely, and everything works. One speaker has been replaced, with the same Peavey sheffield, but with a black cone. Some of the knobs have been replaced.

Peavey Firebass 700 head.

• 700 watts into 2 Ω, 475 watts into 4 Ω, 275 watts into 8 Ω
• 3-band active EQ with shiftable mid-range control
• Contour control
• -10 dB Pad switch
• Active crossover with variable frequency and balance controls
• Buffered tuner send jack
• Footswitchable post-EQ effects loop
• Transformer balanced XLR jack
• Pre-/Post-EQ send switch for XLR jack
• Ground lift switch for XLR jack
• DDT™ power amp compression with defeat switch
• Preamp out/power amp in jacks

Weight: 50.9 lbs - 23 kg.
Dimensions: (W x H x D) 23.375" W x 8.250" H x 12.875" D ( 60 cm x 21 cm x 33 cm )



Peavey 410 TXF cabinet.

Frequency Response 30 Hz - 15 kHz
Power Handling: Full range:
350 W continuous (52.9 V RMS)
700 W program
Sound Pressure Level, 1 watt, 1 meter in anechoic environment: Full range: 97 dB (2.83V)
4 x 10" Sheffield® bass guitar woofers (4 ohm each)
1 x 1" Phenolic dome horn tweeter
Box Tuning Frequency: 50 Hz
Crossover Frequency (internal passive): 3,000 Hz
Dimensions (H x W x D): 28.25" x 24.50" 19.25" (72 cm x 62 cm x 49 cm)
Net Weight: 96 lbs. (43.6 kg)

£320 collected from Basingstoke / Reading / Oxford. Or can deliver within reasonable distance.

Need funds to pay for EBS head.

No, they've both gone, sorry.

Can I jump in here about monitors too ? Our front of house is fine, but out three vocalists - singer, guitarist and drummer - can't hear what they are singing sometimes. We just have 2 Roland 30 w cube monitors mounted on stands facing backwards.

Do we need louder monitors or floor wedges ?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1216369' date='May 1 2011, 09:51 AM']Did you weigh the body before and after?
That bridge doesn't look particularly light. A bbot with tusq saddles would probably be more in keeping with the theme.[/quote]

I didn't weigh it accurately before I started, but have now. My Hag HB 8 ( which is heavier ) weighs 4.28 kg - 9.4 lbs, and the HB 4 now weighs 3.85 kg - 8.4 lbs. So I've only taken less than a pound from it.

The bridge is a Schaller 3D, and is lighter than the original Hagstrom one.

I'll have to get the saw out again.

Definately the Peavey !!

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1217955' date='May 2 2011, 07:35 PM']I've got a lot of EBS stuff... and it was a name that was given to me... which stuck. Like everything in life, there is stuff I like and stuff I don't like. The best amps that EBS have done, imho, are the HD350 and TD650. All the other stuff, whilst good stuff, doesn't quite hit the mark for me. I try everything out and stick with what I like - for example, I went from Proline cabs to Neoline cabs, back to Proline cabs because I preferred the sound of the Proline. Not that Proline are better -they are just different and what I prefer.

The Peavey Firebass - I presume you are talking about the black fronted panel amp? I've used them at rehearsal studio - and they provide a lot of amp for the money. I didn't like the fact that it appeared to run out of power at relatively low volumes - mostly due to the Peavey speaker protection thing kicking in. I didn't see it as a remarkably loud amp and for your bog standard bass sound, it got the job done. I use a TD650 - in comparison, it delivers with more balls and covers a wide spectrum of sound. See it more as a PA amp. It doesn't shelve your highs... so you get sparkly slap and tap if you want it... along with all the features of other amps out there. You'll hear people say that EBS are loud watts. They do appear so. Shep is selling this and keeping his 350w head. It's a seriously loud 350w head and when plugged into the right cabs, will move lots of air with no problem.

As for going lighter..,, I wouldn't put the TD650 at the top of my light list... and I would move to a lighter amp... but I haven't found anything that delivers like my TD650 yet... so I'm not moving anywhere yet.

As for cabs, the EBS will run down to 2 ohms. That means you can run a combination of cabs with the amp depending upon what the impedance of your cabs are. For example, if you wanted to run multiple cabs, you can run 2x 4 ohm cabs, or even 4x 8 ohm cabs... As long as you keep above 2 ohms, the amp is happy. I would say though, if you are looking at 4x10 multiple cabs, its best to keep them matched - at a very minimum, their impedance. (Isn't the Epifani 8 ohm and Peavey 4 ohm?)[/quote]

Thanks for all the info. I've tried lightweight heads, GB shuttle etc. This EBS is half the weight of the Peavey head. I've got the 4 ohm version of the Epi, so both my cabs are 4 ohm. Thanks again, I think I'll go for it.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1217846' date='May 2 2011, 06:00 PM']The 650 and the 660 both share the exact same power board (despite the specs saying that the output from the TD660 is 660w and the TD650 being 650w - open a TD650 and look at the label on the pcb), the difference is all in the preamp. The 660 features certain switching functions - like mute, e/q in out, character in/out etc that the 650 doesn't have. It also has a variable gain level on the effects loop. That's about it in terms of functionality. The TD660 has a tweaked preamp from the TD650, to me at least, has lead to a slightly different top end response... (e.g. in the super highs).

Oh.. and the small switch LEDs (on the character button for example) are red on the TD650 and blue on the TD660.[/quote]

I don't know why, but I get the impression that you're a bit partial to EBS stuff ? Could you provide a bit more info please ? I currently have a Peavey Firebass, which I like the sound of, but need something lighter. I was thinking of getting something better, like GK or this. I normally use it with an Epi UL 410, but I take it I could run two cabs ( with a peavey 410 ) if required ? How would this compare to the Peavey ?

Hi, what is the difference between this and the 660 model ? I can't find the spec for this one. Richard

Still for sale. They cost around £1600 new, so a good price.

Well thanks for all the comments, both for and against, but I bought a cheap Hagstrom HB 4, and lightened it. I routed under the strachplate and drilled holes in the body and headstock.

It's definately lighter, and to me still sounds the same. I also changed the bridge to get the string spacing closer. Was 60 mm, now 54 mm. Still got to finish the holes, by painting.

Using it a a festival today.

I've had one on order since December. They're not available yet, but hopefully due next month.

[quote name='markstuk' post='1211021' date='Apr 25 2011, 05:01 PM']Cool.

When are you playing? We're on at noon on Sunday :-) I'm just taking the RH450 and Barefaced Super 12...

CHeers


Mark[/quote]

Hi Mark, we're playing at 5.50, Sunday

Thank you all for your reassurances - I feel much better about it now.

I'll let you know how it goes.

[quote name='Dad3353' post='1210786' date='Apr 25 2011, 12:45 PM']Good afternoon, Richard...
I don't see much of a problem here. You don't need to play at full volume anywhere; the idea is to play at the level that gives you the sound you want. If you turn up more, the amp will 'clip' eventually, not normaly nice sounding.
The Firebass puts out 700w? That seems to fit with your cabs (2 x 4 ohms, the cabs will absorb 350w each...), so you could plug both cabs into the amp with no load problems. Depending on stage size, you may want to place the cabs apart, so as to spread the sound (one near the drummer, one near you..?). If projection over a large 'festival' area is required, the PA system is there for that. You have to cover the stage and the area immediately in front. You won't fill a Glastonbury-sized event with a Firebass alone...
I'd say that you only need to set up as normal, with 2 cabs, and leave the rest to the sound engi...
Just my tuppence worth, hope this helps...[/quote]

But won't 700 w be lost outside ? And thanks for your reply.

[quote name='obbm' post='1210772' date='Apr 25 2011, 12:31 PM']Firebass into the Epifani UL410 should be fine.

Where is it?

Are they going to DI you?[/quote]

What - not use the Peavey ? It's the Beechstock festival, near High Wycombe. Not sure about the DI - still trying to find out. If we are using that, do I just take the DI from the Firebass ?

Hi, next weekend we are playing at an outdoor charity festival. They have a PA, but we will be using our own amps.

I have a Peavey Firebass 700 - 400 w at 4 ohm, 700 at 2 ohm. I have my Epifani UL 410 - 1000 w at 4 ohm, and a spare Peavey 410 cab - 400 w at 4 ohm.

I can't use the Firebass at full volume, 'cos I assume it could blow the Peavey cab ?

So, do I need a new amp ? If so, what do I get ? Something that could run two differently powered cabs.

Or do I get a power amp ? Do I then use the 'DI' output into the power amp ? What power amp could I get that would run the two differently powered cabs ?

Thank You for any replies. Richard